Sewing a Regency Corset/Stays

[@Belcia_]

One of the most beautiful things ive seen somone make on YT. So please never delete 😭 so that once i learn to saw properly i can try to make one for myself too

[@erinnmackie3507]

Id wear that just by itself! Its so cute!

[@FridayFrida]

That is so pretty and well made, looks beautiful on you. I love the embroidery. Its nice to see regency stays for a fuller figure, like myself. :)

[@mmansour88]

Lovely project and I appreciate your assessment of what adjustments you want to make.

[@teresaellis7062]

Thank you for sharing your project. It was useful seeing how a Regency corset/short stay goes together. I am trying to figure out what style of corset or stays I will go with and this was very helpful. The embroidery is a delight! 😊

[@frithbarbat]

That is gorgeous. Just the perfect amount of embroidery for sweetness.

[@kitkatwitch]

This was very helpful to see another example of sewing stays. It turned out beautiful.

[@cornishknitter-seasofskein9195]

Looks wonderful, and the embroidery is such a beautiful touch. I will be giving this a go and have just subscribed to your channel x

[@kikizalewski]

Thank you so much! I think the embroidery is my favorite part

[@rosaliac.386]

Same!

[@kris9047]

This turned out so pretty 😍

[@TotallyxKatiee]

You are so pretty and that stay is beautiful! I just made two short stays, one I ended up making as a dress by adding a skirt and another that I added a few inches to the bottom as I’m long waisted. It’s my favorite bodice pattern right now, I wanna make a white one with embroider next.

[@WalkScripture]

Probably best tutorial I've watched and what a cute turnout!

[@OldMotherLogo]

I will be making Regency stays for the first time. I am interested in cord rather than more rigid stays. What did you use for the cording and where would one get it? I think it turned out beautifully.

[@lesmercredis]

This is so pretty!!!

[@jeannebrooks6003]

It’s beautiful! Is the gap in the back supposed to be so wide? I’ve never made one so want to know before I get started

[@OldMotherLogo]

That depends. Some people prefer less of a gap but just make sure that you don’t make it too narrow or else you may not be able to snug it down if the fabric stretches a bit or you lose any weight.

[@erciliag2109]

I love the way the stays turned out. You made it look easy to. Have you done this pattern with the laces in the front and can this type of stay replace a modern wire bra?

[@EmL-kg5gn]

This is a support garment so it can definitely replace a modern bra! The only catch is that it might not work with every outfit. These are designed for the fashions of their time, just like how there’s bras that suit certain kinds of outfits and not others. So in the same way that there’s outfits that don’t look right if you wear a sports bra this might not work with everything you want to wear. The other thing to keep in mind is that they’re not meant to be worn against the skin. They would’ve worn underwear (basically a linen dress) underneath to protect the stays from the skin’s oils and reduce the need for cleaning

[@alyssasweetypie]

Wouldnt the wrinkling in the back and the problem in the front be fixed by shortening the bottom of the stays by a few centimeters to a half inch? I have a high waist as well and feel stays would be better than a full torso corset and it seems to me( with no experience) that making it a bit shorter might help....?

[@OldMotherLogo]

I was thinking the same thing - finding exactly the right length.

[@rachelfelix8039]

do i have to hand sew this or can i achieve the same look with a sewing machine? im new to sewing and i can barely hand sew

[@OldMotherLogo]

You can look at other videos using a sewing machine.

[@ashantijordane1862]

Your eyes are really pretty

[@rebekahs9701]

Thanks for this enjoyable tutorial, you did a really amazing job! I had a couple questions. 1. Is that as supportive as it looks? I'm here not because I've ever done history bounding/costuming, but because I'm absolutely fed up and done with modern bras. After breastfeeding two kids, my boobs have turned into sad droopy bags, and I need all the support I can get. I bought over 20 modern bras, and none of them work. Any that actually gives me some support kills my shoulders, and then the elastic stretches out and makes it useless in a month. . . 2. Does this work as a posture corrector? I need that too. I've had horrific posture to the point that it's interfering with my health (hunched posture causes bad shallow breathing patterns, which dangerously weakens the pelvic floor causing prolapse & incontinence). Anyway, I was thinking in the days before adult diapers surely not all post-childbirth women were suffering as much as we are now. I got to thinking that perhaps corsets were the answer, both to boob support and posture correction. I'm desperate enough to learn how to sew.

[@icegoddess1308]

Would the front digging in be helped by a thinner busk? That way it could sit more in between your breasts rather than on top of them and take pressure off of the bottom of the stays like you mentioned?

[@OldMotherLogo]

I think the problem at the bottom is more about the length of it and where it hits, especially when you sit.

[@elizabethwatson71]

It’s very hard ffw past the “pretty” bits

[@MD-gt8wo]

Beautiful instructions. Need to change your camera angle on self. Other that that, beautiful job